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632.O3.6 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Clinical Trials II

Monday, December 8, 2008: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
2009-2011-2022-2024 - West (Moscone Center)
Moderators:
Mary M. Horowitz, MD, MS and Michele Baccarani
1:30 PM
Significance of Rising Levels of Minimal Residual Disease in Patients with Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (Ph+ CML) in Complete Cytogenetic Response (CGCR)

Hagop M Kantarjian1, Jianqin Shan2*, Dan Jones2, Susan O'Brien2*, Mary Beth Rios2, Elias Jabbour2* and Jorge Cortes2*

1The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

1:45 PM
Efficacy of Nilotinib (formerly AMN107) in Patients (Pts) with Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph)-Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia in Early Chronic Phase (CML-CP)

Jorge Cortes1, Susan O'Brien2, Dan Jones2*, Alessandra Ferrajoli2*, Marina Konopleva2*, Gautam Borthakur2*, Guillermo Garcia-Manero2*, Laurie A. Letvak3 and Hagop Kantarjian2*

1M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
2The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
3Novartis Oncology, East Hanover, NJ

2:00 PM
Imatinib (IM) Pharmacokinetic (PK) Exposure and Its Correlation with Clinical Outcome in Patients with Chronic-Phase Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML-CP) for 400 Mg and 800 Mg Daily Doses (Tyrosine Kinase Dose Optimization Study [TOPS])

François Guilhot, MD1, Timothy P Hughes, MD2*, Jorge Cortes, MD3, Yanfeng Wang, PhD4*, Michael Hayes, PhD4*, Anthony Gichangi, PhD5*, Brian J. Druker, MD6 and Michele Baccarani, MD7*

1Clinical Investigational Centre INSERM 802, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
2Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia
3M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
4Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ
5Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland
6Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, Portland, OR
7Dept. Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

2:15 PM
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in the Imatinib-Era: High Survival Rate Following Allogeneic HSCT after Imatinib Failure: Results of the German CML Study IV

Susanne Saussele, MD1*, Michael Lauseker2*, Alois Gratwohl, MD3, Dominik Heim, MD3*, Dietrich Wilhelm Beelen, MD4*, Hartmut Döhner, MD5, Rainer Schwerdtfeger, MD6, Anthony D. Ho, MD7*, Hans-Jochem Kolb, MD8*, Markus Pfirrmann, PhD2*, Martin C. Müller, MD1*, Armin Leitner, MD1*, Ulrike Proetel, MD1*, Elena Kovalevskaya, MD1*, Claudia Haferlach, MD9*, Brigitte Schlegelberger, MD10, Joerg Hasford, MD2*, Andreas Hochhaus, MD1 and Ruediger Hehlmann, MD1

1Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
2IBE University, München, Germany
3University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
4BMT Unit, University, Essen, Germany
5University, Ulm, Germany
6German Diagnostic Clinic, Wiesbaden, Germany
7Medical Faculty, University, Heidelberg, Germany
8Department of Medicine, University, München
9MLL Leukemia Laboratory, München, Germany
10Inst. of Cell & Molecular Pathology, MHH, Hannover, Germany

2:30 PM
Dasatinib Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase (CML-CP) and Pre-Existing BCR-ABL Mutations

Martin C Müller1*, Jorge Cortes, MD2, Dong-Wook Kim, MD, PhD3*, Brian J. Druker4, Philipp Erben, MD1*, Ricardo Pasquini5*, Timothy P Hughes, MD6*, Yousif Matloub7*, Lynn Ploughman7* and Andreas Hochhaus, MD1

1Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
2M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
3Division of Hematology, St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
4Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute, Portland, OR
5Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
6Haematology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, Australia
7Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT

2:45 PM
Dasatinib Time to and Durability of Major and Complete Cytogenetic Response (MCyR and CCyR) in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in Chronic Phase (CML-CP)

Michele Baccarani, MD1, Gianantonio Rosti1*, Giuseppe Saglio, MD2*, Jorge Cortes3*, Richard Stone4*, Dietger W. Niederwieser, MD5, Eric Bleickardt6*, Ritwik Sinha6* and Bengt Simonsson7

1'L. and A. Seragnoli', Istituto di Ematologia e, Bologna, Italy
2Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Orbassano,Turin, Italy
3The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
4Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
5Abteilung Hamatologie/Onkologie, Universitat Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
6Bristol-Myers Squibb, Wallingford, CT
7Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

*signifies non-member of ASH